ha-kiosk-dashboard/kiosk-integration-suggestions.md

Home Assistant Kiosk Dashboard - Integration Suggestions

Already Available in Your Setup

• ✅ Weather: weather.forecast_home
• ✅ Sun sensors: sunrise, sunset, dawn, dusk
• ✅ Public transport: Roslagsbanan sensors
• ✅ Cameras: Multiple Wyze cameras
• ✅ Motion sensors: Backyard, frontdoor, driveway, roofcam
• ✅ Occupancy sensors: Person/vehicle detection

Recommended Integrations to Add

1. RSS Feed Integration (For Fox News)

Integration: rss_feed_template or feedparser via HACS

Configuration:

# configuration.yaml
rss_feed_template:
  fox_news_breaking:
    url: "https://feeds.foxnews.com/foxnews/latest"
    scan_interval: 300  # Check every 5 minutes
    date_format: "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"

Alternative: Use the feedparser custom component from HACS for more control.

2. News Integration (Multiple Sources)

Integration: news (built-in) or custom RSS feeds

Configuration:

# configuration.yaml
news:
  - platform: feedparser
    name: Fox News
    url: "https://feeds.foxnews.com/foxnews/latest"
  - platform: feedparser
    name: Local News
    url: "YOUR_LOCAL_NEWS_RSS"

3. Calendar Integration

Integration: calendar (you already have calendar.llm_vision_timeline)

Add more calendars:

• Google Calendar
• iCloud Calendar
• Local .ics files

4. Stock Market (Optional)

Integration: alpha_vantage or yfinance via HACS

5. Air Quality

Integration: airnow or aqi if you have sensors

6. Energy Monitoring (if applicable)

Integration: energy dashboard (built-in)

7. Custom Cards from HACS

Install via HACS:

• auto-scroll-card - For automatic scrolling
• rss-feed-card - Better RSS display
• mushroom-cards - Beautiful card designs
• mini-graph-card - For sensor graphs
• card-mod - Advanced styling

Dashboard Features to Include

Weather Section

• Current conditions (large display)
• Hourly forecast
• Daily forecast
• Sun times
• UV index (if available)

News Section

• Fox News breaking news feed
• Latest headlines
• Auto-refresh every 5-10 minutes

Transportation

• Next public transport departures
• Traffic conditions (if available)

Security

• Camera motion status
• Recent motion events
• Occupancy summary

System Status

• Network speed
• Home Assistant updates
• System health

Time & Date

• Large clock
• Current date
• Weather-based greeting

Auto-Scroll Implementation

For auto-scrolling, you have options:

1. CSS Animation (included in YAML)

   • Smooth continuous scroll
   • Configurable speed

2. Custom Card: auto-scroll-card

   • More control
   • Pause on hover
   • Configurable scroll speed

3. JavaScript Injection (via browser console)

   • Most control
   • Can pause/resume

Next Steps

1. Install RSS feed integration for Fox News
2. Install auto-scroll-card from HACS (if desired)
3. Copy the dashboard YAML to Home Assistant
4. Customize entities to match your preferences
5. Adjust scroll speed and styling